The Gang of Eights opponents lay the groundwork for the coming air war.

By Jonathan Strong

Representative Steve Israel (N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has a tough job ahead: to help Democrats win back the House in 2014. So, naturally, hes delighted that a collection of business groups, coordinating with President Obama and the Senate Gang of Eight, are targeting 100 or so House Republicans on immigration over the August recess.

We will hold Republicans accountable if they continue to obstruct progress on immigration, he tells me, adding that the combined power of business, labor, and popular opinion means that if you dont listen, it will be an issue. Democratic efforts will be formidable, but dont count out the opponents of the Senate immigration bill, who have their own game plan, including focusing attention on Speaker John Boehner.

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague.

The American people want and demand from my esteemed colleague, rebut and answer the demand of the American people to my esteemed colleague, the American people demand, the American people want, the children of the American people are ...

Days .... weeks .... months ....

VACATION

Return

sign in and go home for three days to recover from the vacation

Return to an entirely different matter than what they left before vacation ..

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague

Two ... three ... four terms later ....

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague

says most House Republicans would support a comprehensive bill that is considerably more robust in its trigger structure and enforcement provisions.

There you go, he thinks Tea Party people are toothless hillbillies who will swallow anything with the word "enforcement" in it.

Simpson wants badly to pass some of the piecemeal bills so that the House can go to a conference committee with the Senate, where he hopes the two chambers can strike a deal on a comprehensive bill.

Itching to go and sell us out.

But when I asked him about his colleagues who fear that the outcome of a conference committee would be amnesty for illegal immigrants, he was frank: They have a point, even if he disagrees with where theyre coming from.

IOW they are right about the conference committee, but they just don't fit in with the new Obama-friendly GOP.

Theyre legitimate complaints from their point of view, Simpson says. And I dont know how youre going to do an immigration bill that doesnt [somehow] deal with the 11 or 12 million who are here. Thats going to be a part of any final deal. And thats what stops them from wanting to go to conference, because theyre afraid that will be in any conference report. But I dont know how you do immigration without doing that, he adds.

RE :”says most House Republicans would support a comprehensive bill that is considerably more robust in its trigger structure and enforcement provisions. .... There you go, he thinks Tea Party people are toothless hillbillies who will swallow anything with the word “enforcement” in it. “

The argument that passing any amnesty just because its linked to enforcement is suicidal because Obama will just refuse to enforce any part he wants is a very strong political argument, now that Obama delayed enforcement of O-care. I feel very comfortable with this.

This Obama decision is very convenient for us in this national debate.

Now how about ‘the kids’ ?? (newest argument by Bohner)

Every path the GOP can take on 'the kids' is dangerous for us. Citizenship, no citizenship, and even opposing them are all losers for GOP and winners for libs.

My least dangerous(if I was in charge) idea which no-one would go for , I mean no one(so I am safe), would be to simply make Obamas exec order into a law with some new regulations added. Its Temporary renewed every 5 years and they have to out themselves to get it. And the GOP could use for once : 'Obama is opposing his OWN idea' as payback as they been doing to us over and over.

But in real terms I agree that we must stop anything from reaching Obama;s desk. If Obama sign anything on this it must be bad.,

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posted on 07/19/2013 10:15:25 PM PDT
by sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)

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